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Brandy Hilboldt Allport

Friday

Jul 26, 2013 at 12:26 PM

DEATH ANGEL

Best-selling New York crime writer Linda Fairstein will introduce her latest Alexandra Cooper mystery, "Death Angel," at 7 p.m. Friday at The Bookmark, 220 First St., Neptune Beach. Fairstein was chief of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan district attorney's office for more than two decades and is one of the foremost legal experts on sexual assault and domestic violence.

QUEEN FOR A DAY

"The Cracker Queen" author Lauretta Hannon will return with a batch of untold stories to The Literary Guild of St. Simons' "Coffee with the Author" at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the St. Simons Island Casino, 530 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island, Ga. Free for members; $10 for guests. Later that day, Hannon will hold a memoir writing workshop from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the same venue. The fee is $39. Call (912) 289-7357 for info and reservations.

The prestigious Florida Book Awards has begun accepting entries for this year. Any Florida author with a book published in 2013 is eligible. There are nine categories: General Fiction, Popular Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Florida Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult, Children's, Spanish Language and Visual Arts. See floridabookawards.lib.fsu.edu for deadlines and details.

BERRY HONORED

Best-selling St. Augustine thriller writer Steve Berry has been named the recipient of the 2013 Literary Silver Bullet Award at the International Thriller Writers annual convention.

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